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As a part of the company’s Un-carrier 5.0 plans, T-Mobile will let you borrow an iPhone 5S for a week without any commitments. The move comes as part of a plan to turn customers on to the magenta network, giving them the chance to try out T-Mobile’s data network before dumping their old carrier and…
Amazon’s Fire Phone is officially here, and you can pre-order the beast from AT&T right now! The Fire Phone will begin shipping and land in stores on July 25th, and will be available in a 32GB or 64GB model. While the specs of the Fire Phone parallel those of flagship Android smartphones out today, the…
Sprint’s LTE network is about to get a little bit larger. The company announced today a partnership with twelve regional carriers which will now be able to take advantage of Sprint’s 4G LTE network, and giving Sprint customers the ability to roam freely when in an area covered by one of the regional partners. Here’s…
If you own AT&T’s or Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S5 and like experimenting with stuff, you’ll be glad to know that now there’s a way to root your beloved smartphone. This unofficial way to take full control the Galaxy S5 comes from famed cracker and Sony’s BFF geohot, who claims that the method will work with…
Two Samsung devices sold in the U.S. are getting Android 4.4 KitKat updates as we speak, AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Mega and Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Note II. As that’s usually the case, the new software delivers improved performance, stability enhancements, software updates and more, all while making sure your phone runs as smoothly as possible. Aside…
Another day, another rumor. This time we want to tell you about two different smartphones heading to T-Mobile and AT&T. First comes the Samsung Galaxy Avant (model number SM-G386), which is heading to the Magenta network. We’re clueless what this phone is all about, but we doubt it will turn any heads. Chances are this…
Thanks to a leak from @evleaks, the awesome LG G3 will be landing on Verizon on July 17th. Pre-orders are said to begin on July 10th, with G3 units becoming available for purchase just a week after pre-orders begin on July 17th. We haven’t heard anything about the LG G3 coming to other carriers such as…
Sprint and Samsung have started rolling out Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. Software build number T217SVPUBNE7 comes with a number of improvements and tweaks, including: New Lock Screen Access – Media Controls, Camera Shortcut SMS App Chooser – select a default application for sending and receiving SMS text messages Restyled…
Roughly a month ago we’ve seen Sprint and Virgin Mobile adding the Kyocera Hydro Vibe to their respective portfolios; now it’s Boost Mobile’s time. They got the Hydro Icon, which too is rugged and can be completely submerged in up to one meter (3.28 feet) of water for up to 30 minutes. Kyocera’s IP57-rated, Military…
Not content with adding a number of tablets to its prepaid GoPhone service, AT&T has added three new tablets to its device lineup today. Two of the tablets come from Samsung, while one of the offerings comes from Asus. First in AT&T’s new device lineup is the Asus Padfone X. The Padfone X is a…